Currently in Mexico there are few studies on agronomic management in olive production. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate three rejuvenation pruning intensities (25, 33, 50% and Control “traditional pruning”) in olive tree cv Manzanilla under hot and arid environmen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i330076
The study was conducted to manage mango pests with maintaining fruit quality through fruit bagging technology. This research was executed from April, 2019 to August, 2019 for ensuring safe mango production with minimum use of pesticides. The fruits were bagged at the age of 45 to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i330075
Root restriction on the first stage of seedling growth decreases post-transplant biomass accumulation. Several studies in different vegetables and ornamental plants have suggested that this restriction would be overcome by means of a single 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) spray. Based...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i330074
Chibuzo Uzoma Izuogu, Izuogu, Chibuzo Uzoma, Robert Ugochukwu Onyeneke, Njoku, Loveday Chukwudi, Loveday Chukwudi Njoku, Onyeneke, Robert Ugochukwu, Gillian Chidozie Azuamairo, Mary C. Atasie & Munonye, Jane Onuabuchi·Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research·2020
There is urgent need for increased institutional investment in ameliorating the adverse effects of pandemics among rural households. These effects are multi-faceted with governmental and other concerned agencies ignoring the socio-economic outcomes among rural households. The num...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i330072
Aims: This study examined the contribution of home gardening to household food security in IgabI Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study was designed to collect data from 120 home gardeners using well structured questionnaire and personal interview...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i330073
Background: Integrated rice-fish farming is one of the most viable, reliable and profitable of any farming enterprise. It contributes immensely to the economic empowerment of many families especially in the rural communities. It enables the farmer to be productive all year round...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i230071
The secondary trait for a given abiotic stress tolerance, should be of strong correlation (r) with grain yield, high heritability (h2b) and high genetic advance (GA) under stressed conditions. The main objective of the present investigation was to identify secondary trait(s) for...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i230070
This field study was conducted to evaluate yield and fruit quality of tomato genotypes under seasonal heat stress condition (April-June) in plains of Chitwan valley, Nepal for two consecutive years in 2018 and 2019 at research farm, of Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i230069
The demand for healthy and ready-to-eat products has been growing steadily over the years. However, these products are very susceptible to spoilage and have a short shelf-life. In this research, edible coatings based on edible starch (aloe vera gel) and NaHCO3 were applied on fre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i230067
Pot experiments were conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State in the Southern Guinea savannah ecological zone of Nigeria to evaluate the influence of seed size on plant performance with reference to seedling emergence, seedling growth, d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajahr/2020/v6i230068